Since when have we been able to see art depicting vampires?
I found a tablet -not exactly art, I know- from 1325 B.C.

Assyrian lime stone tablet mentioning vampire from 1325 B.C.

I've been basically searching for 3 days now -being the art lover I am-and have to come to the following conclusions....
The most vampire art comes from now, the 21st century, we are full of it, just check Deviantart or Elfwood for example.
The second most productive period with vampire art was the 19th century.
I found very few art/paintings from the medieval times, let alone from before. But instead they were mentioned in written form.

Some of the art work contained too much nudity to be posted here, so I will show only the ones that don't break any T&Cs.

Ambrogio Lorenzatti ca. 1338

Unknown, ca. 18th century

Unknown, Ambrogio, the first vampire, ca. 1820

The Vampire by R. de Moraine, 1851-52

Edward Munch-Vampire, 1893

Philip Burne Jones-Vampire, 1897

Art from Max Ernst's -Une Semaine de Bonte.. ca. 19th century

John W. Waterhouse-Lamia, 1905 (One of my personal favorites.)

Luis Royo, The Vampire Sextette, 21st century

Bouguereau-Vampire-Painting,21st century

Nathie-Vampire's Delight, 2014

If you find any art related to the topic, please feel free to post it here with the time period it was created.

Personally i feel that the entire concept of vampires and vampiric behaviour is more of a metaphor, than an actual creature(s).

The vampires are the ones, throughout history it seems, who can control the minds and will of the majority of people, coerse certain behaviours, and
live of the work of others whom they can control..seemingly getting fat from the blood, sweat and tears of those who are controlled.

Vampires are the 1%. The Satanic element is also present - the number of the beast.

That number applies to the 99% and also applies to the 1%..it is a number that most of Humanity will personally hold or have ascribed to them...their
bank balance, and/or monetary worth. (money being the root of all evil/connection with numbers and evil)

So that's how i see it..for images of vampires contained in historic works of art...you need only to look up paintings or sculpture of 'elites' and
their cronies and you will have your vampiric art...these are the vampires of folkelore, an allegorical substitution that describes the few that have
been feeding off the energies and vigor of the masses throughout the ages.

That's the only place I can find it referenced as well. Thanks, I'm going to look for it (cause it's 6am I can't sleep and I'm insanely bored) I
will update if I find it elsewhere to source the inscription.

Would be nice if you could actually share your sources for the older ones.
As far as the "21st century" ones, not to be rude but we currently are in the 21st century... Those don't necessarily hold any salt.

Anyway, some of those are pretty cool. But without sources to draw from they can only be taken at face value.

The Allegory of Good and Bad Government is a series of frescoes painted by Ambrogio Lorenzetti from around February 26, 1338 to May 29, 1339

"Lorenzetti’s The Effects of Bad Government fresco has not been written on as extensively as The Effects of Good Government, partly due to the
worse condition of this fresco. The wall on which the fresco of The Effects of Bad Government is depicted used to be an exterior wall, so has suffered
much moisture damage in the past. When the viewer turns to examine this mural, they are confronted with a devious looking figure adorned with horns
and fangs, and appearing to be cross-eyed. This figure is identified as TYRAMMIDES (Tyranny). He sits enthroned, resting his feet upon a goat
(symbolic of luxury), and in his hand he sinisterly holds a dagger."

Regarding the cuneiform tablet. The description claims it's from the period of Adad Nirari I. I
couldn't come up with anything about those specific pieces but I wonder if it's not something like a Lamashtu plaque.

In Mesopotamian mythology, Lamashtu (Akkadian dLa-maš-tu; Sumerian Dimme dDim3-me) was a female demon, monster, malevolent goddess or demigoddess
who menaced women during childbirth and, if possible, kidnapped children while they were breastfeeding. She would gnaw on their bones and suck their
blood, as well as being charged with a number of other evil deeds. She was a daughter of the Sky God Anu.

Lamashtu is depicted as a mythological hybrid, with a hairy body, a lioness' head with donkey's teeth and ears, long fingers and fingernails, and
the feet of a bird with sharp talons. She is often shown standing or kneeling on a donkey, nursing a pig and a dog, and holding snakes. She thus bears
some functions and resemblance to the Mesopotamian demon Lilith.

This plaque was used for protection against Lamashtu, a female demon or goddess who would imperil women during childbirth and even kidnap babies
while breastfeeding. Neo-Assyrian, 10th-7th century BCE. Musee du Louvre, Paris

Nice thread, I'm an art lover too, and vampires, love vampires. They've been everywhere lately. Where did the mythology of the vampire begin? Do the
stories have any truth to them or were they just that, stories? I want to believe.

A 400 year old "vampire grave" was recently discovered in Poland.
Deviant burials are often linked to Black Death related cemeteries and to medieval ignorance of how diseases spread.

More than 400 years ago, villagers in a small town in northwestern Poland gathered together to dig a grave.

They may have been terrified that the person they were burying was a vampire who would rise again.

During medieval times, people would force a stone into the dead person’s mouth to make sure the corpse would starve to death.

I was also interested in that one. I know I've seen it before. It's hard to be sure on my phone screen, but I just noticed there appears to be some
ghoulish face in the background, and it looks like it has an arm reaching toward the sword. Is that really there or am I seeing things?

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